CA1081398A - Process for preparing rigid polyurethane foams using latent catalysts - Google Patents
Process for preparing rigid polyurethane foams using latent catalystsInfo
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Abstract
PROCESS FOR PREPARING RIGID POLYURETHANE
FOAMS USING LATENT CATALYSTS
Abstract of the Disclosure - The combination of a diorganotin sulfide, -polysulfide, -dithiocyanate, bis(thio-cyanato diorganotin) sulfide or bis(thiocyanato diorganotin) oxide with a tertiary amine functions as a latent catalyst for rigid polyurethane foams. Latency is not observed using a tertiary amine with other sulfur-containing organotin compounds.
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FOAMS USING LATENT CATALYSTS
Abstract of the Disclosure - The combination of a diorganotin sulfide, -polysulfide, -dithiocyanate, bis(thio-cyanato diorganotin) sulfide or bis(thiocyanato diorganotin) oxide with a tertiary amine functions as a latent catalyst for rigid polyurethane foams. Latency is not observed using a tertiary amine with other sulfur-containing organotin compounds.
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Description
108~398 This invention relates to the preparation of rigid polyurethane foams. This invention further relates to the preparation of rigid polyurethane foams using certain diorganotin compounds in combination with a tertiary amine as gel catalysts for the purpose of delaying initiation of the polymerization reaction. This delay is advantageous in many end-use applications.
Rigid polyurethane foams can be prepared using a variety of well known methods. In some instances it is desirable to prepare the foam at the location where it will be employed. Rigid polyurethane foams may be applied to the outside surface of a storage tank to provide insulation, to the roof of a building or between the inner and outer walls of a building. The urethane foam can be applied by spray. The sprayed-in-place polyurethane foam is economically attractive because of the ease of application by spray. For these applications it is most preferred to employ a two-component system, one of which is a polyfunctional isocyanate such as polymethylene polyphenyl isocyanateO The second component contains the polyol~ gel catalyst and blowing agent together with any modifiers or additives. A surfactant such as a siloxane polymer is usually included to achieve a uniform cell structure in the final foam. The second component is often employed as a pre-packaged mixture that is prepared weeks or even months before it is reacted with the isocyanate.
~ 1081398 Organotin compounds are typically very actlve catalysts for the reaction of isocyanates with polyols. Often ¦ the reaction is so rapid that the liquid formulation employed Il to prepare the foam becomes too viscous to flow into every ~! part of the mold or other container into which it is poured.
When incomplete filling of the mold occurs, the shape of the final foam does not coincide with that of the mold or other container in which it is formed, and the foam article must therefore often be re~ected. The value of rigid urethane foam i as an insulating material is considerably reduced if the foam does not completely fill the space between the inner and outer walls of a building or of a container employed to maintaln the temperature of a solid or liquid that is stored therein by 1l inhibiting heat transfer.
1 An obJective of this invention is to delay the cream time of rigid polyurethane foams prepared using the combination I of a tetravalent organotin compound and a tertiary amine as the ,, gel catalyst. Surprisingly it has now been found that this 1, objective can be achieved uslng certain sulfur-containing diorganotin compounds as one component of the gel catalyst.
1~81398 This invention provides a method for lengthening the cream time during the preparation of rigid cellular polyurethanes by reacting a polyol containing at least two active hydrogen atoms per molecule, as determined by the Zerewitinoff method, with a polyfunctional isocyanate, the reaction being conducted in the presence of a blowing agent, a surfactant and an effective amount of a latent gel catalyst consisting essentially of a diorganotin compound represented by a formula selected from the group consisting of RlR2SnS , RlR2Sn(SCN)2, (RlR2SnSCN)2S and (RlR2SnSCN)20 and a tertiary amine of the formula R3R4R5N or a heterocyclic tertiary amine, wherein Rl and R2 are individually selected from the group consisting of alkyl containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl and alkaryl, R3, R4 and R5 are individually selected from the group consisting of alkyl containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl containing from 2 to 4 car~on atoms, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl and alkaryl, and x is an integer from 1 to 4 and wherein the concentration of said diorganotin compound is from 0.1 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts of said polyol and the concentration of said tertiary amine or heterocyclic tertiary amine is from Ool to 4 parts by weight per 100 parts of polyol.
The diorganotin compound that constitutes one component of the present catalyst is a diorganotin sulfide, -dithiocyanate, bis(thiocyanato diorganotin) sulfide or a bis~thlocyanato diorganotin) oxide.
The two hydrocarbon groups of the present diorganotin compounds, represented by Rl and R2 in the foregoing formula, can be alkyl containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl, aryl (particularly phenyl), aralkyl or alkaryl. The alkyl portions of the aralkyl and alkaryl groups contain from 1 to 12 carbon atoms and the aryl portion is preferably phenylO Since the most readily available organotin compounds are those wherein Rl and R2 of the preceding formulae are both methyl, butyl, octyl or phenyl, these compounds would be preferred for use in the precursors of this invention. It should be understood that R1 and R2 can be identical or different~
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. . : : ' The optimum concentration of the diorganotin component of the present catalysts will be determined by a number of factors including reactivity of the polyol and isocyanate and the desired cream and rise times.
The concentration may range from 0.1 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts of polyol, and is preferably from 0.1 to 5.0 partsO
The diorganotin compound is employed in combination with those tertiary amines conventionally used as gel catalysts in rigid foam formula-tions. Suitable amines include dimethylethanolamine, N-ethyl morpholine and triethylene diamine. The concentration of amine is from 0.1 to 4 parts by weight per 100 parts of polyol. As previously disclosed the tertiary amine component can contain three monovalent hydrocarbon groups bonded to a nitrogen atom. These hydrocarbon groups are represented by R3, R4 and R5 in the foregoing formulaO Alternatively, two of the carbon atoms bonded to the nitrogen atom can be part of the same divalent hydrocarbon group such that the resultant ring contains 5 or 6 atoms, one of which is the nitrogen atom.
The ring may also contain one other heteroatom such as oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur, Optionally one or more double bonds can be present in the ring, as would be true for compounds such as pyridine and N-ethyl morpholine, which is a tertiary amine containing a 6 membered ring made up of 4 carbon atoms, an o~ygen atom and a nitrogen atom. In this instance the ring does not contain any unsaturated sites.
Tertiary amines conventionally emplayed as catalysts for preparing rigid polyurethane foams include triethylamine, dimethylethanolamine, bis ~dimethylaminoethyl) ether, tetramethylbutanediamine, tetramethylethylene-diamine, dimethylpiperazine, trimethylaminoethylpiperazine, N-methyldicyclo-hexylamine, N-cyclohexylmorpholine, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)cyclohexylamine, N-~2-cyanoethyl)cyclohexylamine, N-(3-aminopropyl)cyclohexylamine and N-phenylcyclohexylamine.
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10~1398 In addit~on to the polyol, one of the present diorganotin compounds,and a tertiary amine, the precursor often contains a surfactant and a blowing agent which boils or ' decomposes at the elevated temperatures produced during the ~ polyol-isocyanate reaction to yield a gaseous product which , forms bubbles that are entrapped within the reacting polyol-I! isocyanate mixture. Among the preferred blowing agents are thos~chlorine-containing fluorocarbons boiling from 35 to about 900C
!I The surfactant is preferably a siloxane-alkylene oxide copolymer 1 and is present in an amount of from 1 to about 5 part3 by Il weight per 100 parts of polyol.
¦ The present latent gel catalysts are suitable for use with substantially all of the know,n polyalkylene polyols ~, and polyfunctional isocyanates conventionally employed to 5 I prepare rigid polyurethane foams. Suitable polyalkylene polyols ¦
are liquids which typically exhibit an average molecular weight of between 500 and 5000 a,nd include hydroxyl-containing polyethers, polyesters and polyamides, alkylene glycols, l', polymercaptans and polyamlnes. These polyalkylene polyols 0 1l exhibit either primary or secondary active hydroxyl groUps.
The class of hydroxyl-containing polyethers or polyesters includes fatty acid glycerides having hydroxyl numbers between 50 and 75, such as castor oil, hydrogenated castor oil and "blown" na ral o' ls .
~1 ¦ droxyl-terminated polyethers, a preferred type o~
polyalkylene polyol, include polyalkylene glycols, e.g.
polyethylene glycols'and polypropylene glycols. The molecular weight of these compounds is prererably between about 200 and 5000.
A type of polyether that is particularly preferred for rigid polyurethane foams is obtained by polymerizing propylene oxide in the presence of sucrose or other compound containing at least three hydroxyl groups. The resultant product exhibits the polyfunctionality required to achieve the crosslinking characteristic o~ rigid polyurethane ~oams.
Hydroxyl-terminated polyesters, a second type of polyalkylene polyol, can be obtained by the esterification-condensation reaction of aliphatic dibasic carboxylic acids with glycols, triols or mixtures thereof, in proportions such that most or all of the resultant polymer chains contain terminal hydroxyl groups. Dibasic carboxylic acids suitable for preparing polyesters include aliphatic and aromatlc acids such as adi'pic, fumaric, sebacic and the isomeric phthalic acids. The acid is reacted with a polyhydroxylated compound such as ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol or tri~.ethylol propane, among others.
The polyfunctional isocyanates used to prepare rigid'polyurethane ~oams include both polyisocyanates and polyiso~hiocyanates. Whlle the invention is described with speclfic re~erences to the reaction of certain polyfunctional isocyanates, lt ls generically applicable to the reaction of any¦
compound contalnlng more than two -N-C=G radlcals wherein G
is oxygen or sul~ur. Compounds ~lthln this generlc de~inition ; ~6 I . . I
lnclude polylsocyanates and polyisothiocyanates Or the formula .
R(NCG)X in which the average value Or x is greater than 2, preferably from 2.1 to 3Ø R can be alkylene, substltuted alkylene, arylene, substltuted arylene or other polyvalent I hydrocarbon radical that may optionally contain one or more ¦ aryl-NCG bonds and one or more alkyl-NCG bonds.
Suitable isocyanates include the polyfunctional by-products obtained during the preparation Or the isomeric to'ylene diisocyanates. Polymethylene polyphenyl isocyanate il is an example of such a by-product. Triisocyanates obtained j, by reacting 3 moles of an arylene diisocyanate for each mole of a triol, e.g. the products formed from 3 moles of tolylene diisocyanate~and 1 mole of hexane triol are also sultable.
Oligomeric and polymeric isocyanates Or the general formula (RNCG)X ~nd [R(NCG)X~y in which x and y are from 2.1 1I to 10, are also useful, as are the compounds Or the general rormula M(NCG)X wherein x is more than 2 and M is a difunctional ¦l or polyfunctional atom or group. .
The amount of isocyanate used is usually in excess ~ of the stoichiometric amount reauired to react with the active , hydrogens supplied by the polyol and any water present, thereby Il O 0.
ormlng urethane (-NHC-O_) and urea (-NHCNH-) linkages in the polymer chains. Depending upon the desired density Or the urethane roam and the amount Or crosslinking deslred, the ratlo Or isocyanate equlvalents to the equivalents o~ actlve hydrogen should be 0.8 to 1.2, respectlvely, and preferably ¦I between 0.9 and 1.1.
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A precursor containing all of the components other than the isocyanate is desirable for rigid foams that are prepared at the location where the foam is to be installed.
This ls often at a construction site where there are often no ¦~ facilities for measuring and uniformly blending the various components of the precursor. Pre-measured amounts of the I precursor and polyfunctional isocyanate are comblned ~ust prior ¦I to formation of the foam. Depending upon the particular end j~ use, the resultant mixture is sprayed onto a surface or poured I into a cavity and allowed to react, forming a rigid foam.
¦ me accompanying examples demonstrate the latency that characterizes the present catalysts and compares their activity with that of conventional organotin catalysts using Il the same amine co-catalyst. The examples are representative 1~ f the varlous sulfur-containing diorganotin compounds ll encompassed by the accompanying claims, and therefore should ¦¦ not be interpreted as limiting the scope of this invention.
A11 parts and percentages disclosed are by weight uniess ll otherwise specified.
ll The time interval between combining of the poly-functional isocyanate with the other materials employed to prepare the foam and the initiation of the polymerization reaction is referred to as the cream time. Initiation of the polymerization reaction is accompanied by an increase in the 25 ~ viscosity of the reaction mixture and a transformation from an I initially clear reaction mixture to an opaque one. The time interval between combining of all the reagents and the completlo n of the foaming reaction is referred to as the rise time.
l l i EXAMPLE 1 ¦ A precursor or masterbatch for a rlgid polyurethane foam was prepared by combining the polyol, surfactant and a Il blowing agent in the indicated proportions. The polyol is a il polyhydroxy-based propylene oxide-ethylene oxide copolymer exhibiting a hydroxyl number of 490 and available as LS-490 ! from the Union Carbide Chemical Corporation. The surfactant ~¦ is a siloxane-oxyethyiene-oxypropylene copolymer available as ¦I L-5340 from the Union Carbide Chemical Corporation.
~ Precursor Component Parts By Weight i~ Polyol 100 Surfactant 1.5 Trichlorofluoromethane 30 ll 32.8 parts of this precursor were combined with 30.5 ~ parts of polymethylene polyphenyl isocyanate exhibiting an isocyanate equivalent of about 133, 0.3 part of water, 0.15 part of dimethylethanolamine and 0.1 part of the organotin catalyst to be evaluated. The resultant mixture was stirred Ii for several seconds, then poured into a suitable container j' and allowed to rise. The catalysts evaluated, together with ! the cream and rise time of each formulation, are set forth ¦ in the following table.
, -1(~81398 I Organotin Compound Cream Rise (0.1 part) Time Time -(seconds) (seconds) Dibutyltin sulflde 78 156 ~ Dibutyltin dithiocyanate 49 117 Bis(thlocyanato dibutyltin) oxlde 48 109 Bis(thiocyanato dibutyltin) sulfide 54 118 ! I Controls Il Dibutyltin dilaurate 40 120 il Dibutyltin-S,S'-bis(isooctyl mercaptoacetate) 39 108 Dibutyltin bis(la~ryl mercaptide) 35 113 The data in the foregoing table demonstrate the uniqueness of the present diorganotin catalysts with regard to ~ latency of activity for rigid polyurethane foams. The three 5 1I control catalysts exhibited substantially shorter cream times.
It should be noted that of the controls, those containing tin-sulfur bonds were the most reactive, as determined by the shorter times requi~ed for initiation of the polymerizaticn.
This example demonstrates the latency exhibited by the present catalyst systems using commercial scale equipment for preparlng rigid polyurethane foams.
Precursors of the composition disclosed in Example 1 in an amount of 32.8 parts were combined with 30.5 parts polymethylene. polyphenyl isocyanate and dispensed lnto containers uslng a Martin-Sweets foam machine. This equlpment is representative of the type employed to prepare foams for insulatlng buildings, tanks and simllar large structures wherel ~ . ~
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Organotin Compound Cream Rise (0.1 part) Time Time (seconds) (seconds) Dibutyltin sulfide 48 li6 I Dibutyltin dithiocyanate 45 95 '1 Controls Dibutyltin bis(lauryl mercaptilde) 30 92 Dibutyltin-S,S'-bis(isooctyl mercaptoacetate) 37 95 The foregoing data demonstrate a 20 to 60% increase 1 I! cream time using the present diorganotin compounds relative to 15 ' prior art organotin catalysts. The additional time is i desirable, since it improves the likelihood that all portionsof the mold or other form into which the formulation is poured, injected or sprayed will be completely filled prior to the inhibition of flow due to a rapid increase in viscosity that 20 I accompanies the polymeriæatlon reaction. A relatively small increase in the time allowed for filling the mold can avoid the ~ loss of time, energy and materials lncurred when a product must I be re~ected as a result of failure of the foam to completely fill the mold.
It should be noted that while the cream times obtainec using the present diorganotin compounds in combination with ¦ tertiary amines are considerably longer relative to prior art - ~ catalysts, in many instances the rise times are equivalent.
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This represents a.considerable advantage for a continuous foam-¦ making operation. An important ob~ective ln such a process ls to minimlze the tlme lnterval bètween combining of the reagents and removal of the final foam from the mold or conveyo~ , . 5 I where it is formed.
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Rigid polyurethane foams can be prepared using a variety of well known methods. In some instances it is desirable to prepare the foam at the location where it will be employed. Rigid polyurethane foams may be applied to the outside surface of a storage tank to provide insulation, to the roof of a building or between the inner and outer walls of a building. The urethane foam can be applied by spray. The sprayed-in-place polyurethane foam is economically attractive because of the ease of application by spray. For these applications it is most preferred to employ a two-component system, one of which is a polyfunctional isocyanate such as polymethylene polyphenyl isocyanateO The second component contains the polyol~ gel catalyst and blowing agent together with any modifiers or additives. A surfactant such as a siloxane polymer is usually included to achieve a uniform cell structure in the final foam. The second component is often employed as a pre-packaged mixture that is prepared weeks or even months before it is reacted with the isocyanate.
~ 1081398 Organotin compounds are typically very actlve catalysts for the reaction of isocyanates with polyols. Often ¦ the reaction is so rapid that the liquid formulation employed Il to prepare the foam becomes too viscous to flow into every ~! part of the mold or other container into which it is poured.
When incomplete filling of the mold occurs, the shape of the final foam does not coincide with that of the mold or other container in which it is formed, and the foam article must therefore often be re~ected. The value of rigid urethane foam i as an insulating material is considerably reduced if the foam does not completely fill the space between the inner and outer walls of a building or of a container employed to maintaln the temperature of a solid or liquid that is stored therein by 1l inhibiting heat transfer.
1 An obJective of this invention is to delay the cream time of rigid polyurethane foams prepared using the combination I of a tetravalent organotin compound and a tertiary amine as the ,, gel catalyst. Surprisingly it has now been found that this 1, objective can be achieved uslng certain sulfur-containing diorganotin compounds as one component of the gel catalyst.
1~81398 This invention provides a method for lengthening the cream time during the preparation of rigid cellular polyurethanes by reacting a polyol containing at least two active hydrogen atoms per molecule, as determined by the Zerewitinoff method, with a polyfunctional isocyanate, the reaction being conducted in the presence of a blowing agent, a surfactant and an effective amount of a latent gel catalyst consisting essentially of a diorganotin compound represented by a formula selected from the group consisting of RlR2SnS , RlR2Sn(SCN)2, (RlR2SnSCN)2S and (RlR2SnSCN)20 and a tertiary amine of the formula R3R4R5N or a heterocyclic tertiary amine, wherein Rl and R2 are individually selected from the group consisting of alkyl containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl and alkaryl, R3, R4 and R5 are individually selected from the group consisting of alkyl containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl containing from 2 to 4 car~on atoms, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl and alkaryl, and x is an integer from 1 to 4 and wherein the concentration of said diorganotin compound is from 0.1 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts of said polyol and the concentration of said tertiary amine or heterocyclic tertiary amine is from Ool to 4 parts by weight per 100 parts of polyol.
The diorganotin compound that constitutes one component of the present catalyst is a diorganotin sulfide, -dithiocyanate, bis(thiocyanato diorganotin) sulfide or a bis~thlocyanato diorganotin) oxide.
The two hydrocarbon groups of the present diorganotin compounds, represented by Rl and R2 in the foregoing formula, can be alkyl containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl, aryl (particularly phenyl), aralkyl or alkaryl. The alkyl portions of the aralkyl and alkaryl groups contain from 1 to 12 carbon atoms and the aryl portion is preferably phenylO Since the most readily available organotin compounds are those wherein Rl and R2 of the preceding formulae are both methyl, butyl, octyl or phenyl, these compounds would be preferred for use in the precursors of this invention. It should be understood that R1 and R2 can be identical or different~
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. . : : ' The optimum concentration of the diorganotin component of the present catalysts will be determined by a number of factors including reactivity of the polyol and isocyanate and the desired cream and rise times.
The concentration may range from 0.1 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts of polyol, and is preferably from 0.1 to 5.0 partsO
The diorganotin compound is employed in combination with those tertiary amines conventionally used as gel catalysts in rigid foam formula-tions. Suitable amines include dimethylethanolamine, N-ethyl morpholine and triethylene diamine. The concentration of amine is from 0.1 to 4 parts by weight per 100 parts of polyol. As previously disclosed the tertiary amine component can contain three monovalent hydrocarbon groups bonded to a nitrogen atom. These hydrocarbon groups are represented by R3, R4 and R5 in the foregoing formulaO Alternatively, two of the carbon atoms bonded to the nitrogen atom can be part of the same divalent hydrocarbon group such that the resultant ring contains 5 or 6 atoms, one of which is the nitrogen atom.
The ring may also contain one other heteroatom such as oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur, Optionally one or more double bonds can be present in the ring, as would be true for compounds such as pyridine and N-ethyl morpholine, which is a tertiary amine containing a 6 membered ring made up of 4 carbon atoms, an o~ygen atom and a nitrogen atom. In this instance the ring does not contain any unsaturated sites.
Tertiary amines conventionally emplayed as catalysts for preparing rigid polyurethane foams include triethylamine, dimethylethanolamine, bis ~dimethylaminoethyl) ether, tetramethylbutanediamine, tetramethylethylene-diamine, dimethylpiperazine, trimethylaminoethylpiperazine, N-methyldicyclo-hexylamine, N-cyclohexylmorpholine, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)cyclohexylamine, N-~2-cyanoethyl)cyclohexylamine, N-(3-aminopropyl)cyclohexylamine and N-phenylcyclohexylamine.
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10~1398 In addit~on to the polyol, one of the present diorganotin compounds,and a tertiary amine, the precursor often contains a surfactant and a blowing agent which boils or ' decomposes at the elevated temperatures produced during the ~ polyol-isocyanate reaction to yield a gaseous product which , forms bubbles that are entrapped within the reacting polyol-I! isocyanate mixture. Among the preferred blowing agents are thos~chlorine-containing fluorocarbons boiling from 35 to about 900C
!I The surfactant is preferably a siloxane-alkylene oxide copolymer 1 and is present in an amount of from 1 to about 5 part3 by Il weight per 100 parts of polyol.
¦ The present latent gel catalysts are suitable for use with substantially all of the know,n polyalkylene polyols ~, and polyfunctional isocyanates conventionally employed to 5 I prepare rigid polyurethane foams. Suitable polyalkylene polyols ¦
are liquids which typically exhibit an average molecular weight of between 500 and 5000 a,nd include hydroxyl-containing polyethers, polyesters and polyamides, alkylene glycols, l', polymercaptans and polyamlnes. These polyalkylene polyols 0 1l exhibit either primary or secondary active hydroxyl groUps.
The class of hydroxyl-containing polyethers or polyesters includes fatty acid glycerides having hydroxyl numbers between 50 and 75, such as castor oil, hydrogenated castor oil and "blown" na ral o' ls .
~1 ¦ droxyl-terminated polyethers, a preferred type o~
polyalkylene polyol, include polyalkylene glycols, e.g.
polyethylene glycols'and polypropylene glycols. The molecular weight of these compounds is prererably between about 200 and 5000.
A type of polyether that is particularly preferred for rigid polyurethane foams is obtained by polymerizing propylene oxide in the presence of sucrose or other compound containing at least three hydroxyl groups. The resultant product exhibits the polyfunctionality required to achieve the crosslinking characteristic o~ rigid polyurethane ~oams.
Hydroxyl-terminated polyesters, a second type of polyalkylene polyol, can be obtained by the esterification-condensation reaction of aliphatic dibasic carboxylic acids with glycols, triols or mixtures thereof, in proportions such that most or all of the resultant polymer chains contain terminal hydroxyl groups. Dibasic carboxylic acids suitable for preparing polyesters include aliphatic and aromatlc acids such as adi'pic, fumaric, sebacic and the isomeric phthalic acids. The acid is reacted with a polyhydroxylated compound such as ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol or tri~.ethylol propane, among others.
The polyfunctional isocyanates used to prepare rigid'polyurethane ~oams include both polyisocyanates and polyiso~hiocyanates. Whlle the invention is described with speclfic re~erences to the reaction of certain polyfunctional isocyanates, lt ls generically applicable to the reaction of any¦
compound contalnlng more than two -N-C=G radlcals wherein G
is oxygen or sul~ur. Compounds ~lthln this generlc de~inition ; ~6 I . . I
lnclude polylsocyanates and polyisothiocyanates Or the formula .
R(NCG)X in which the average value Or x is greater than 2, preferably from 2.1 to 3Ø R can be alkylene, substltuted alkylene, arylene, substltuted arylene or other polyvalent I hydrocarbon radical that may optionally contain one or more ¦ aryl-NCG bonds and one or more alkyl-NCG bonds.
Suitable isocyanates include the polyfunctional by-products obtained during the preparation Or the isomeric to'ylene diisocyanates. Polymethylene polyphenyl isocyanate il is an example of such a by-product. Triisocyanates obtained j, by reacting 3 moles of an arylene diisocyanate for each mole of a triol, e.g. the products formed from 3 moles of tolylene diisocyanate~and 1 mole of hexane triol are also sultable.
Oligomeric and polymeric isocyanates Or the general formula (RNCG)X ~nd [R(NCG)X~y in which x and y are from 2.1 1I to 10, are also useful, as are the compounds Or the general rormula M(NCG)X wherein x is more than 2 and M is a difunctional ¦l or polyfunctional atom or group. .
The amount of isocyanate used is usually in excess ~ of the stoichiometric amount reauired to react with the active , hydrogens supplied by the polyol and any water present, thereby Il O 0.
ormlng urethane (-NHC-O_) and urea (-NHCNH-) linkages in the polymer chains. Depending upon the desired density Or the urethane roam and the amount Or crosslinking deslred, the ratlo Or isocyanate equlvalents to the equivalents o~ actlve hydrogen should be 0.8 to 1.2, respectlvely, and preferably ¦I between 0.9 and 1.1.
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A precursor containing all of the components other than the isocyanate is desirable for rigid foams that are prepared at the location where the foam is to be installed.
This ls often at a construction site where there are often no ¦~ facilities for measuring and uniformly blending the various components of the precursor. Pre-measured amounts of the I precursor and polyfunctional isocyanate are comblned ~ust prior ¦I to formation of the foam. Depending upon the particular end j~ use, the resultant mixture is sprayed onto a surface or poured I into a cavity and allowed to react, forming a rigid foam.
¦ me accompanying examples demonstrate the latency that characterizes the present catalysts and compares their activity with that of conventional organotin catalysts using Il the same amine co-catalyst. The examples are representative 1~ f the varlous sulfur-containing diorganotin compounds ll encompassed by the accompanying claims, and therefore should ¦¦ not be interpreted as limiting the scope of this invention.
A11 parts and percentages disclosed are by weight uniess ll otherwise specified.
ll The time interval between combining of the poly-functional isocyanate with the other materials employed to prepare the foam and the initiation of the polymerization reaction is referred to as the cream time. Initiation of the polymerization reaction is accompanied by an increase in the 25 ~ viscosity of the reaction mixture and a transformation from an I initially clear reaction mixture to an opaque one. The time interval between combining of all the reagents and the completlo n of the foaming reaction is referred to as the rise time.
l l i EXAMPLE 1 ¦ A precursor or masterbatch for a rlgid polyurethane foam was prepared by combining the polyol, surfactant and a Il blowing agent in the indicated proportions. The polyol is a il polyhydroxy-based propylene oxide-ethylene oxide copolymer exhibiting a hydroxyl number of 490 and available as LS-490 ! from the Union Carbide Chemical Corporation. The surfactant ~¦ is a siloxane-oxyethyiene-oxypropylene copolymer available as ¦I L-5340 from the Union Carbide Chemical Corporation.
~ Precursor Component Parts By Weight i~ Polyol 100 Surfactant 1.5 Trichlorofluoromethane 30 ll 32.8 parts of this precursor were combined with 30.5 ~ parts of polymethylene polyphenyl isocyanate exhibiting an isocyanate equivalent of about 133, 0.3 part of water, 0.15 part of dimethylethanolamine and 0.1 part of the organotin catalyst to be evaluated. The resultant mixture was stirred Ii for several seconds, then poured into a suitable container j' and allowed to rise. The catalysts evaluated, together with ! the cream and rise time of each formulation, are set forth ¦ in the following table.
, -1(~81398 I Organotin Compound Cream Rise (0.1 part) Time Time -(seconds) (seconds) Dibutyltin sulflde 78 156 ~ Dibutyltin dithiocyanate 49 117 Bis(thlocyanato dibutyltin) oxlde 48 109 Bis(thiocyanato dibutyltin) sulfide 54 118 ! I Controls Il Dibutyltin dilaurate 40 120 il Dibutyltin-S,S'-bis(isooctyl mercaptoacetate) 39 108 Dibutyltin bis(la~ryl mercaptide) 35 113 The data in the foregoing table demonstrate the uniqueness of the present diorganotin catalysts with regard to ~ latency of activity for rigid polyurethane foams. The three 5 1I control catalysts exhibited substantially shorter cream times.
It should be noted that of the controls, those containing tin-sulfur bonds were the most reactive, as determined by the shorter times requi~ed for initiation of the polymerizaticn.
This example demonstrates the latency exhibited by the present catalyst systems using commercial scale equipment for preparlng rigid polyurethane foams.
Precursors of the composition disclosed in Example 1 in an amount of 32.8 parts were combined with 30.5 parts polymethylene. polyphenyl isocyanate and dispensed lnto containers uslng a Martin-Sweets foam machine. This equlpment is representative of the type employed to prepare foams for insulatlng buildings, tanks and simllar large structures wherel ~ . ~
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Organotin Compound Cream Rise (0.1 part) Time Time (seconds) (seconds) Dibutyltin sulfide 48 li6 I Dibutyltin dithiocyanate 45 95 '1 Controls Dibutyltin bis(lauryl mercaptilde) 30 92 Dibutyltin-S,S'-bis(isooctyl mercaptoacetate) 37 95 The foregoing data demonstrate a 20 to 60% increase 1 I! cream time using the present diorganotin compounds relative to 15 ' prior art organotin catalysts. The additional time is i desirable, since it improves the likelihood that all portionsof the mold or other form into which the formulation is poured, injected or sprayed will be completely filled prior to the inhibition of flow due to a rapid increase in viscosity that 20 I accompanies the polymeriæatlon reaction. A relatively small increase in the time allowed for filling the mold can avoid the ~ loss of time, energy and materials lncurred when a product must I be re~ected as a result of failure of the foam to completely fill the mold.
It should be noted that while the cream times obtainec using the present diorganotin compounds in combination with ¦ tertiary amines are considerably longer relative to prior art - ~ catalysts, in many instances the rise times are equivalent.
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This represents a.considerable advantage for a continuous foam-¦ making operation. An important ob~ective ln such a process ls to minimlze the tlme lnterval bètween combining of the reagents and removal of the final foam from the mold or conveyo~ , . 5 I where it is formed.
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1. In an improved method for preparing a rigid polyurethane foam by reacting a polyol containing at least two active hydrogen atoms, as determined by the Zerewitinoff method, with a polyfunctional isocyanate, the reaction being conducted in the presence of a blowing agent, a surfactant and a catalyst, the improvement which resides in increasing the time interval between the combining of said polyol with said isocyanate and the initiation of said reaction by employing a latent catalyst consisting essentially of a diorganotin compound represented by a formula selected from the group consisting of R1R2SnSx, R1R2Sn(SCN)2, (R1R2SnSCN)2Sx and (R1R2SnSCN)2O and a tertiary amine of the formula R3R4R5N
or a heterocyclic tertiary amine, wherein R1 and R2 are individually selected from the group consisting of alkyl containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl and alkaryl, R3, R4 and R5 are individually selected from the group consisting of alkyl containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl containing from 2 to 4 carbon atoms cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl and alkaryl, and x is an integer from 1 to 4, and wherein the concentration of said diorganotin compound is from 0.1 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts of said polyol and the concentration of said tertiary amine or heterocyclic tertiary amine is from 0.1 to 4 parts by weight per 100 parts of polyol.
or a heterocyclic tertiary amine, wherein R1 and R2 are individually selected from the group consisting of alkyl containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl and alkaryl, R3, R4 and R5 are individually selected from the group consisting of alkyl containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl containing from 2 to 4 carbon atoms cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl and alkaryl, and x is an integer from 1 to 4, and wherein the concentration of said diorganotin compound is from 0.1 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts of said polyol and the concentration of said tertiary amine or heterocyclic tertiary amine is from 0.1 to 4 parts by weight per 100 parts of polyol.
2. A method according to Claim 1 wherein R1 and R2 are alkyl.
3. A method according to Claim 2 wherein said diorganotin compound is a dialkyltin sulfide.
4. A method according to Claim 2 wherein said diorganotin compound is a dialkyltin dithiocyanate.
5. A method according to Claim 2 wherein said diorganotin compound is a bis(thiocyanato dialkyltin) sulfide.
6. A method according to Claim 2 wherein said diorganotin compound is a bis(thiocyanato dialkyltin) oxide.
7. A method according to Claim 2 wherein R1 and R2 are butyl.
8. A method according to Claim 7 wherein said diorganotin compound is dibutyltin sulfide.
9. A method according to Claim 7 wherein said diorganotin compound is dibutyltin dithiocyanate.
10. A method according to Claim 7 wherein said diorganotin compound is bis(thiocyanato dibutyltin) sulfide.
11. A method according to Claim 7 wherein said diorganotin compound is bis(thiocyanato dibutyltin) oxide.
12. A method according to Claim 1 wherein R3 and R4 are alkyl and R5 is hydroxyalkyl.
13. A method according to Claim 1 wherein the tertiary amine is dimethylethanolamine.
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